Transportation Maintenance Specialist 2 – Highway Maintenance Specialist (Multiple Positions)
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Region 2
District 4
Corvallis
Salary: $4,207 - $5,842 (Per month)
The role:
Do you want to use your skills to make a difference? Join our hardworking Corvallis maintenance crew as a highway maintenance specialist to help keep Oregon’s roads and travelers safe! As part of our team, you will operate equipment necessary to maintain and repair roadways, highways, bridges and structures. You will also help with emergency cleanup and traffic control after incidents, storms, spills and more! Apply today!
We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.
Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.
A day in the life:
- Operate snowplows to remove snow and ice from roadways.
- Apply sand, salt and chemical deicers to road surfaces.
- Remove buildup of sanding materials on roadways.
- Install tire chains, sanders and snowplows on equipment as needed.
- Patrol the road system to identify and correct adverse conditions for travelers.
- Respond to incidents and other emergencies and set up traffic control.
- Perform routine equipment maintenance.
- Clean catch basins and related closed drainage systems using hand tools or power equipment.
- Exposure to noise, extreme heights, adverse weather, heavy equipment, pesticides and hazardous waste materials is expected.
- Must be able to move around rough terrain, on uneven slopes and may need to lift up to 60 pounds.
- May need to be available after hours, on weekends and holidays for emergency, on call and weather related purposes.
- To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
What’s in it for you:
- Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
- Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
- The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 95%.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
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Minimum qualifications:
One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work;
OR
Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.
Special qualifications:
- This position requires a maximum 45 minute response time to 3700 SW Philomath Blvd., Corvallis, Oregon 97333 for emergency call-outs.
- Employee will be required to use a commercial motor vehicle to conduct business. You must possess a current, valid commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with a tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions and no manual transmission restrictions, OR have the ability to acquire a class A commercial learner permit within 60 days of hire and a CDL-A with a tanker endorsement and restrictions removed within six months of hire (ODOT will cover training costs) to be considered eligible for this position. A valid driver license and an acceptable driving record are required for this position. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks, including Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse registration and full query check for our final candidate(s) and annual query for current employees.
- This position requires the final candidate obtain their Public Pesticide Applicator’s license within six months of hire.
What we’d like to see:
If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.
- A current, valid commercial driver’s license A (CDL-A) with tanker endorsement or a CDL permit is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with highway maintenance or construction.
- Demonstrated experience of snow removal using snow plows, sanding and deicers.
- Proven ability to read and understand policies and procedures and apply then to your work.
- Demonstrated experience working in a team environment and independently.
- Demonstrated experience using hand tools, chainsaws and heaving equipment such as tractors, excavators, loaders, dump trucks and more.
Learn more and apply:
This recruitment closes at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Please note that we can only accept applications through our website.
For questions, call 503-779-9733 or email ODOTRecruitmentJB@odot.oregon.gov
ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer